
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | N 23 | S 5 | N 22 | S 5 | N 21 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 102 | 114 | 117 | 123 | 125 | 89 | 10 | 47 | 37 | 28 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:51AM2.70m | 11:50PM2.96m | 12:27PM2.91m | 00:25AM3.18m | 12:58PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.83m | 5:42PM1.02m | 6:08AM0.57m | 6:16PM0.80m | 6:40AM0.33m | 6:48PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
12 | — | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 62 | 51 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | NNE 8 | N 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 22 | N 22 | N 10 | N 10 |
1 | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 37 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 17 | — | — | — | N 17 | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 7 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 23 | N 10 | N 10 | N 21 | N 21 |
5 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | SE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 5 | — | S 5 | — |
2 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 37 | — | 1 | 4 | 47 | 102 | 114 | 117 | 123 | 125 | 89 | — | 47 | — | 28 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 134 | 134 | 277 | 410 | 216 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 155 | 173 | 226 | 186 | 326 | 161 | 216 | 157 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 157 | 152 | 156 |
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